Alatyr (river)

Alatyr
Alatyr River, view from the railway bridge at Alatyr train station
Alatyr (river) is located in Russia
Alatyr (river)
Location of mouth
Native nameАлатырь (Russian)
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates54°47′31″N 45°06′50″E / 54.792°N 45.114°E / 54.792; 45.114
MouthSura
 • coordinates
54°52′10″N 46°35′55″E / 54.8694°N 46.5985°E / 54.8694; 46.5985
Length296 km (184 mi)
Basin size11,200 km2 (4,300 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSuraVolgaCaspian Sea
Tributaries 
 • rightInsar

The Alatyr (Russian: Алатырь, IPA: [ɐˈɫatɨrʲ]) is a river in Mordovia, Russia, and it is the left tributary of the river Sura.[1] It is 296 kilometres (184 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 11,200 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi).[2] The Alatyr freezes up in November and stays icebound until April. The towns of Ardatov and Alatyr (Erzya: Ратор, Rator), are located on the Alatyr River.[3]

  1. ^ Алатырь (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ «Река АЛАТЫРЬ», Russian State Water Registry
  3. ^ Evtuhov, Catherine (November 2011). Portrait of a Russian Province: Economy, Society, and Civilization in Nineteenth-century Nizhnii Novgorod. University of Pittsburgh Pre. ISBN 9780822977452.